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Prism 2 earns its place in the aescripts library for its focus on label management in After Effects, with compatibility stretching from CS6 to the 2026 release and a wide set of colour and organisation controls.
Prism 2 is an After Effects tool built around layer and item labels, giving you more control over how they're coloured and organised so projects stay easier to work with. It adds a 'Colour Masks' button, the ability to colour project items, and colour swatches beside every label name.
Beyond colouring, Prism 2 includes toggles to skip locked or unmatched layers and masks, a set of 'colour by delimiter' native behaviours for character rigs, and an option to cycle the start label colour. Shift+click shortcuts extend how you reorder label banks and reset labels, moving items to the top or bottom or setting active labels to all labels.
Version 2.1.1 fixes a bug where non-English After Effects installs failed to load custom label colours, alongside other minor fixes and stability improvements. Prism 2 runs across a wide range of After Effects versions, from CS6 through the 2026 release.
Prism 2 is best for after Effects users who work with many layer and item labels and want more control over colouring and organising them.
Prism 2 is completely free to download and use.
Prism 2 supports a broad range of After Effects versions, listing compatibility from CS6 and CC through CC 2014, CC 2015, CC 2015.3, CC 2017, CC 2018, CC 2019, and the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 releases. That range covers most modern and legacy installs, so whether you're on the latest 2026 build or an older CS6 setup, the tool is listed as compatible. Check the developer's page to confirm the current release before installing.
Prism 2 is listed as free here. Specific pricing figures aren't stated, though the changelog notes licensing updates in versions 2.0.3 and 2.1.0 without detailing the terms. For current licensing details and to download the latest build, visit the developer's page on aescripts, where you'll find the most accurate information on how the tool is distributed and any conditions that apply to its use.
Prism 2 includes a few 'colour by delimiter' native behaviours aimed at character rigs, which work alongside its broader label-colouring tools. Combined with the 'Colour Masks' button, colour swatches beside every label name, and toggles to skip locked or unmatched layers and masks, it gives riggers and animators several ways to organise labels within a project. To see these behaviours in context, a demo video is available on the developer's page.
Prism 2 version 2.1.1, released on October 20, 2021, fixed an error when saving preferences with no labels in either the Active or Bank list, and resolved a problem running Prism with the After Effects Beta. Prism 2 also fixes a bug where non-English After Effects installs failed to load custom label colours, and the developer notes other minor bug fixes and stability improvements across recent versions.
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